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Ministerial Decree No. 805 validating the Regulation on testing of plant varieties and of seed sowing quality.

Country/Territory
Kazakhstan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Planting material/seeds Plant variety Agricultural commodities Pests/diseases Plant production Plant protection
Geographical area
Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities for testing plant varieties and the quality of seeds to be sown by state-financed producers of agricultural commodities. Service providers for such testing shall selected in accordance with national legislation on the procurement of products and services for public needs. Seed quality testing shall be mandatory for national producers of agricultural commodities, producers of original and elite seeds (first, second and third generations), state seed testing laboratories and state seed reserves. Testing shall be carried out official seed quality testing laboratories in accordance with relevant standards (complete analysis) and one or several indices (incomplete analysis) such as germinating capacity, humidity, mass of 1 000 seeds, infection rate and pest colonization.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.government.kz